The land deal threatening a vital piece of Bolivia’s Chiquitano dry forest

Mongabay
Nov 20, 2025, 10:08 am98 pts
A large forest in eastern Bolivia is on the verge of being sold to an international agriculture company, raising concerns that it might be razed to make room for new cropland. The 30,019-hectare (74,179-acre) plot in Bolivia’s northeastern Chiquitano dry forest has been sustainably managed for years. But now…

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